Boom-Boom-Clap! Boom-Boom-Clap! Forty years ago today, the most iconic song in popular music history – We Will Rock You – was released. There probably isn’t one second of the earth’s daily rotation that this song isn’t being played somewhere, from high school pep rallies, to football games at every level, basketball arenas, baseball stadiums and... Continue Reading →
Because I go to so many concerts of different style artists, in different genres, at different venues, etc., I find it impossible to name or even have a short list of favorite shows. What I have, instead, are special memories of concert “moments”, times of unforgettable surprise and awe. One such moment was given to... Continue Reading →
It’s Part Two in the Dramatic Two-Night Television Event! As expected, NONE of the preview clips matched the Kenny the Wrestler vs. The Snake kerfuffle. And perhaps because of the build-up to the resolution of their hostilities, the rest of Part Two in the Dramatic Two-Night Television Event felt decidedly low-energy for me. As hoped,... Continue Reading →
"We just wrote this song about two weeks ago. Would you like to hear something brand new?", Steve Perry asks the crowd. That "something brand new" - Separate Ways - had not yet been recorded and would go on to become a classic among classics. In the area of critical commentary, it's fascinating to hear the different vocal... Continue Reading →
While it’s normal for normal people to have a favorite Christmas song, it’s likely only a deranged but otherwise friendly, neighborhood Muser who has a favorite Fathers Day song. That song is One for Daddy-O on the album Somethin’ Else by Cannonball Adderley. Recorded and released in 1958, this excellent album is widely regarded as being... Continue Reading →
So it turns out that DeMario is doin’ some double dealin’. Did any of you (honestly) have that? My daughter Cassandra totally called that during the opening teasers.[1] I’m torn on this. On the one hand, Rachel - have I mentioned how much I like her? – seemed genuinely upset about the whole deal. And... Continue Reading →
The bell has tolled. [Gregg Allman] caught that train 'n' gone. Thank you, Gregg Allman. While I can’t say that I was a big Allman Brothers fan (this Eurocentric, urban Yankee always found southern rock too southern for his tastes) you and the band did open the door for me to become a lifelong fan of the blues.... Continue Reading →
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